Undefeated Ukrainian boxer Oleksandr Usyk will financially reward his compatriots who will receive prizes in the boxing tournament at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. About this publication Reuters – said Dmitry Sosnovsky, coach of the Ukrainian boxing team.
“He said that if they win a medal, he will personally pay them the prize money. From his own pocket. He promised money for bronze, silver and gold. He said he would give 80 thousand dollars to the first place and 70 thousand dollars to the second place. And he will give 50 thousand dollars for the bronze,” the expert shared.
Boxing competitions at the 2024 Summer Olympics will take place from July 27 to August 10, 2024. There will be 13 sets of awards: seven for men and six for women.
Following the start of Russia’s SVO in Ukraine, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) suspended Russian and Belarusian athletes and recommended that Federations not allow athletes from these countries to participate in international competitions. In December 2023, the IOC allowed athletes from Russia to participate in the 2024 Olympics, but only with neutral status and subject to a number of necessary conditions.
Previously, athletes from North Korea and South Korea Completed A photo together at the games.